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SUMMARY:Resilience Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nLost & Found is a suicide prevention non-profit based in South Dakota. They deliver comprehensive\, data=drive\, and resilience-focused suicide prevention and postvention programs and services for youth and young adult and their support networks. Join them this month in watching the Resilience film\, discussing suicide prevention and ways that we can incorporate self-care strategies into our routines this holiday season. The documentary Resilience reveals how toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children\, putting them at a greater risk for disease\, homelessness\, prison time\, and early death. Resilience\, however\, also chronicles the dawn of a movement determined to fight back. Please note that the time allotted for Resilience and discussion will be slightly over an hour. \nRegister through Lost & Found
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/resilience-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
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SUMMARY:CornerHouse Winter Webinar Week: Working Together as a Multi-Disciplinary Team
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nIt is well known and widely supported that best practice is to conduct child abuse investigations within a multidisciplinary team. However\, the differences in perspectives\, needs\, and goals that make the MDT process so valuable can also result in challenges and conflict\, even within teams that respect and value each other. Along with reviewing information regarding the benefits of an MDT approach and some of the challenges that may arise\, this webinar will identify strategies that can increase the functioning of the MDT. \nLearning Objectives\n\nIdentify the benefits of MultiDisciplinary Team collaboration in the context of child abuse investigations\nRecognize common causes of challenges or conflict within MDTs\nLearn strategies for creating and maintaining a well-functioning MDT\n\nRegister through CornerHouse
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/cornerhouse-winter-webinar-week-working-together-as-a-multi-disciplinary-team/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="CornerHouse":MAILTO:info@cornerhousemn.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231213
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
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SUMMARY:Protecting Children in a Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nNational Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals such as community members\, community correction officers\, court system personnel\, educators\, emergency management\, law enforcement and support\, prosecutors\, social workers\, tribes/tribal partners\, and victim service providers. \nTechnology plays a tremendous role in our children’s lives. Learn about the ways children are interacting online to create better understanding and open up meaningful communication. Increase awareness of opportunities to protect and connect with children while also gathering valuable information to mitigate threats posed by individuals who seek to exploit them. This day-long seminar is designed to educate a broad range of disciplines responsible for conducting investigations and safeguarding youth. \nUpon completion of this training\, you will be able to:\n\nUnderstand the different types of technology used by children and teens\, including devices and apps\nRecognize the differences between the digital age and the world that adults experienced while growing up\nFocus on a proactive approach to digital safety that includes communication\, setting guidelines\, and digital citizenship training\nUnderstand the most common online issues that children and teens are likely to face such as cyberbullying\, “sexting\,” and online predators\nAddress the legal aspects of all of these topics and learn how to address each of these issues with best practices\nUnderstand our role in helping victims navigate trauma after the incident has occurred\, and learn what resources are available for you to aid in this process\n\nAbout the Trainer\nDana Miller is an Associate with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College. Dana holds a master’s degree in criminal justice\, and she has worked extensively in education and harm prevention surrounding technology in the state of Wisconsin. Dana is a former Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Commander; in her tenure with the Wisconsin Department of Justice\, Dana managed the program operations for the ICAC Task Force\, including managing Wisconsin CyberTips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and collaborating with Wisconsin law enforcement regarding investigations\, outreach\, and training events. Throughout her career\, Dana has provided online safety outreach to over 30\,000 people. She is creator and co-creator of multiple Wisconsin online safety programs and initiatives that continue to be utilized\, and she teaches online safety primary prevention and responding to sextortion classes throughout the nation. \nRegister through NCJTC
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/protecting-children-in-a-digital-age/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar,Technology
ORGANIZER;CN="National Criminal Justice Training Center Fox Valley Technical College":MAILTO:info@ncjtc.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250101
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T195549Z
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SUMMARY:MRCAC Medical Training Activity
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMedical Training Academy is an interactive\, self-paced set of online lessons to prepare medical providers in correctly identifying and diagnosing child physical and sexual abuse. The 21 lessons\, which include three in-depth case studies\, build the essential skills and knowledge that medical providers will need to confidently navigate real world situations. \nLearning Objectives\n\nExplain the role of the medical provider within the multidisciplinary team\nDemonstrate how to assess physical injuries that are diagnostic for abuse\nUnderstand normal childhood development\, including sexual development and behaviors that may be concerning for sexual abuse\nDetermine when a client requires an acute medical evaluation with forensic evidence collection and/or sexually transmitted infections prophylaxis. • Explain other issues related to child sexual abuse\, including: child sexual abuse material (pornography)\, drug facilitated sexual abuse\, commercial sexual exploitation of children and runaway youth.\n\nRegister through MRCAC\nThis training is a self-paced online course and is approved for 30.5 CME credits.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/mrcac-medical-training-activity/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Case Tracking,Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231121T160636Z
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SUMMARY:NCAC Trauma-Focused Treatment for Children & Adolescents Via Telehealth: Advanced Topics and Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis 4.5-hour training will provide mental health professionals with an understanding of telehealth delivery of evidence-based trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents. Topics covered will include: (1) specific tailoring of trauma-focused treatment for a telehealth delivery format\, (2)\, demonstration of how to utilize electronic resources to deliver trauma-focused treatment via telehealth and (3) procedures and workflow considerations for telehealth delivery trauma-focused treatment. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nParticipants will be able to describe modifications needed to implement trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents via telehealth\nParticipants will be able to understand the ethics surrounding distance counseling\nParticipants will be able to describe techniques and resources to provide engaging trauma treatment for children via telehealth\nParticipants will be able to understand how to tailor electronic resources to fit the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children\n\nRegister through NCAC\nPre-Requisite: Previous training In one or more evidence-based trauma treatments \nFree for clinicians serving CAC Clients.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/ncac-trauma-focused-treatment-for-children-adolescents-via-telehealth-advanced-topics-and-techniques/2023-12-07/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231206T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231121T160636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T160636Z
UID:10000584-1701864000-1701873000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCAC Trauma-Focused Treatment for Children & Adolescents Via Telehealth: Advanced Topics and Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis 4.5-hour training will provide mental health professionals with an understanding of telehealth delivery of evidence-based trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents. Topics covered will include: (1) specific tailoring of trauma-focused treatment for a telehealth delivery format\, (2)\, demonstration of how to utilize electronic resources to deliver trauma-focused treatment via telehealth and (3) procedures and workflow considerations for telehealth delivery trauma-focused treatment. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nParticipants will be able to describe modifications needed to implement trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents via telehealth\nParticipants will be able to understand the ethics surrounding distance counseling\nParticipants will be able to describe techniques and resources to provide engaging trauma treatment for children via telehealth\nParticipants will be able to understand how to tailor electronic resources to fit the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children\n\nRegister through NCAC\nPre-Requisite: Previous training In one or more evidence-based trauma treatments \nFree for clinicians serving CAC Clients.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/ncac-trauma-focused-treatment-for-children-adolescents-via-telehealth-advanced-topics-and-techniques/2023-12-06/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231005T161133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T161133Z
UID:10000537-1701779400-1701786600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Social and Emotional Development During Infancy and Childhood
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training with Julie Koritz.  This training will explore various stages of social and emotional development during infancy and toddlerhood. Examine trust vs. mistrust\, communication with the baby\, stranger anxiety\, social referencing\, bonding and attachment and peer relationships. Learn various ways to enhance infants and toddlers social and emotional development through a variety of activities. This training is open for all professionals and will address working with children ages from birth to three years old. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to describe the importance of attachment in the early years.\nParticipants will be able to describe 3 activities to enhance social and emotional development.\nParticipants will learn the importance of “serve and return.”\n\nAbout the Trainer\nJulie Koritz is an early childhood specialist who has over 30 years of experience working with young families and children. Her work has focused on working with diverse families who have young children with multiple risk factors. She has her M.Ed in family education\, her undergraduate degree in child and family studies\, is a licensed parent educator and has her infant-early childhood mental health endorsement. Some of her experience includes facilitating parenting groups and parent-child interaction\, leading home visits\, training early childhood professionals and devising and teaching classes. \nRegister through MACMH\nThe following boards have provided CEHs approval: \n\nMN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy – LPC\, LPCC\nMN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy – LADC\nMN Board of Marriage & Family Therapy\nMN Board of Social Work\nMN Board of Psychology\n\nThe following boards do not require pre-approved CEHs. CEHs should be approved upon independent submission to your board: \n\nMN Board of Education\nMN Nursing Board\nND Board of Social Work\n\nProfessionals in other related disciplines\, as well as those working outside of Minnesota\, can submit CEH certificates to their corresponding boards for independent approval. \nA certificate of attendance will be provided to all registered training attendees. Boards may request attendance records at any time. We will track who watched the recording as a live webinar and also for those who watch the recording within 45 days of the live webinar event.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/social-and-emotional-development-during-infancy-and-childhood/
LOCATION:Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health\, 23 Empire Drive\, Suite 1000\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231018T165212Z
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SUMMARY:NCA Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Basic Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis will be an interactive and participatory virtual training experience with pre-work and action period assignments that build participants’ skills at implementing TF-CBT with children and families with fidelity and clinical competence. Clinicians will receive a training packet which will be mailed to them\, private online access to over 800 downloadable clinical resources for TF-CBT\, access to a private TF-CBT Clinical Discussion Forum with other participants and includes 12 group consultation calls. \nPlease Note: Training packets will be mailed on 11/14/23 to participants who have paid their registration in full and have provided their mailing address below. If we do not receive this information by 11/14\, you will be responsible for downloading and printing these materials for yourself from the handouts. \nPre-Training Assignments are due November 21\, 2023. It is important that participants complete all Pre-Training Assignments to maximize their learning during training\, which will focus on applying those concepts. The first of 12 group consultation calls will be held on Tuesday\, November 14 at 2 pm EST. Join using this link: https://zoom.us/j/4834429186 \nAttendees should have an active caseload appropriate for TF-CBT and be ready to apply the model. Supervisors are welcome to attend training; however\, if they are not carrying their own active TF-CBT cases\, they will not meet the criteria to seek national certification. \nAt the conclusion of this TF-CBT training\, participants will be able to:\n\nEvaluate which cases would benefit from TF-CBT and successfully engage families in treatment\nCreate session agendas and structure TF-CBT sessions to meet fidelity standards\nExplain how to integrate gradual exposure into every TF-CBT session\nSupport children and teens in developing skills that enhance coping and symptom reduction in the aftermath of trauma\nSupport caregivers in developing coping skills and parenting strategies for responding to children’s therapeutic needs in the aftermath of trauma\nApply and implement the PRACTICE components of TF-CBT with families impacted by trauma\n\nUpon completion of the virtual training\, participants will have most of the requirements for formal certification in TF-CBT (obtained through the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy National Therapist Certification Program). The Virtual Training and group calls count toward the requirements for national certification in TF-CBT. However\, a few additional guidelines for national certification must be met as established by the developers. (For more information\, please see www.tfcbt.org). \nTraining participants are required to have a web camera (i.e.\, on a laptop computer or cell phone) in order to participate in the TF-CBT 4-day training via web-platform. \nA 3-day initial training period \n\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\nFriday\, December 1\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:300 p.m. EST\nTuesday\, December 5\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nA 1-day booster training \n\nTuesday\, March 26\, 2024: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nRegister through NCA Engage\nThere is a cap of 50 attendees for this training. If registration is full\, this means that our capacity has been met. Please email leadershipconference@nca-online.org and we will add you to the waiting list. \nTo register for this training\, you will need an NCA Engage account. If you do not have one\, visit NCA Engage Getting Started page for step-by-step instructions to request an NCA Engage account. The account request form will include a field that asks for an Organizational ID number. The Organizational ID number will inform us that the person signing into NCA Engage is employed at or partnered with a member organization. Please email membership@nca-online.org if you need your Organizational ID. If you are not employed at or partnered with a member organization\, please enter MH23 as your Organizational ID for non-member access to NCA Engage. Non-member access will provide access to the training. 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/nca-trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-tf-cbt-basic-learning-community/2023-12-05/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231206
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231129T223627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T223627Z
UID:10000601-1701648000-1701820799@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCJTC What Are They Running From? Youth Trauma and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe latest research has successfully concluded that young people who run away from home are often victims of physical\, sexual\, or emotional abuse. They have also suffered trauma as a bystander to domestic violence\, substance abuse in the home\, the death of a loved one from an overdose or violent act\, or when a parent or guardian is arrested. Also\, many children of these children abuse substances and are at high risk of human trafficking. Community stakeholders such as police officers\, educators\, mental health professionals\, and child protective service providers must work together to identify these young people and develop effective community wide plans in providing protective factors. During this training\, you will learn how to develop an action plan and implement various proven tools to provide protective factors to this critically at-risk population. \nUpon completion of this training\, you will be able to:\n\nUtilize the Runaway Risk Screening Tool to identify children that have runaway due to their exposure to adverse childhood experiences.\nIdentify young people who are most vulnerable to human trafficking recruitment\nEstablish a local “Youth Huddle” which is essential in preparing an individual youth action plan to help children exposed to violence and other adverse experiences\nUtilize the Home Safety Worksheet and Children Exposed to Trauma Form to identify children that have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences\nEnhance the safety of all involved in this effort including front line law enforcement officers\, victims of domestic violence\, and young people exposed to domestic violence\nInitiate community-wide protective factors for children exposed to trauma including the arrest of a parent\, witnessing a loved one pass away\, or suffer a serious medical incident\n\nThis training is best for:\n\nCommunity Member\nCommunity Corrections Officer\nCourt System Personnel\nEducator\nEmergency Management\nLaw Enforcement\nLaw Enforcement Support\nProsecutors\nSocial Workers\nTribes/Tribal Partners\nVictim Service Providers\n\nAbout Trainers\nHarry Earle – NCJTC Associate | Chief of Police\, Gloucester Township Police Department\, New Jersey – Retired \nHarry Earle began his career with the Gloucester Township Police Department in 1987 and served in various positions throughout his career including Patrol Officer\, Patrol Sergeant\, Lieutenant\, Captain\, and Deputy Chief before becoming Chief of Police in 2010 until his retirement from the police department in November 2019. He has implemented community and problem-solving policing models with a focus on crime prevention and community wellness by addressing social disorder with a focus on at-risk youth and vulnerable populations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice\, a master’s degree in Human Resource Development\, and he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Harry is the current Chairperson of the International Association of Chiefs Police (IACP) Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Committee. \nMichele Selfridge – NCJTC Associate | Licensed Clinical Social Worker \nMichele Selfridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Agent who worked extensively with the Gloucester Township Police Department. In coordination with Chief of Police\, Harry Earle\, she has created and facilitates juvenile crime prevention and diversion programs which are successfully lowering the juvenile recidivism rate in the community. Ms. Selfridge is the co-author of the GT Focus and Handshakes Not Handcuffs Curriculum\, the Juvenile and Parent Risk Assessment Tools and the author of PAUSE\, An Alternative to Suspension. She has presented on varied topics affecting youth including GT Vision initiatives\, Adverse Childhood Experience and brain development\, human trafficking\, addiction\, crisis management\, adolescent mental health and effective parenting. \nRegister through NCJTC\nThis is a paid training program. The training program viewing is limited to only the paid registrant. Any recording of the program\, sharing of the presentation or presentation link for live or recorded viewing\, dissemination of course materials\, or other use of the training event is strictly prohibited. Only the paid registrant for this course will receive a certificate of attendance/program completion.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/ncjtc-what-are-they-running-from-youth-trauma-and-addressing-adverse-childhood-experiences/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="National Criminal Justice Training Center Fox Valley Technical College":MAILTO:info@ncjtc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231018T165212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T165212Z
UID:10000563-1701424800-1701446400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCA Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Basic Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis will be an interactive and participatory virtual training experience with pre-work and action period assignments that build participants’ skills at implementing TF-CBT with children and families with fidelity and clinical competence. Clinicians will receive a training packet which will be mailed to them\, private online access to over 800 downloadable clinical resources for TF-CBT\, access to a private TF-CBT Clinical Discussion Forum with other participants and includes 12 group consultation calls. \nPlease Note: Training packets will be mailed on 11/14/23 to participants who have paid their registration in full and have provided their mailing address below. If we do not receive this information by 11/14\, you will be responsible for downloading and printing these materials for yourself from the handouts. \nPre-Training Assignments are due November 21\, 2023. It is important that participants complete all Pre-Training Assignments to maximize their learning during training\, which will focus on applying those concepts. The first of 12 group consultation calls will be held on Tuesday\, November 14 at 2 pm EST. Join using this link: https://zoom.us/j/4834429186 \nAttendees should have an active caseload appropriate for TF-CBT and be ready to apply the model. Supervisors are welcome to attend training; however\, if they are not carrying their own active TF-CBT cases\, they will not meet the criteria to seek national certification. \nAt the conclusion of this TF-CBT training\, participants will be able to:\n\nEvaluate which cases would benefit from TF-CBT and successfully engage families in treatment\nCreate session agendas and structure TF-CBT sessions to meet fidelity standards\nExplain how to integrate gradual exposure into every TF-CBT session\nSupport children and teens in developing skills that enhance coping and symptom reduction in the aftermath of trauma\nSupport caregivers in developing coping skills and parenting strategies for responding to children’s therapeutic needs in the aftermath of trauma\nApply and implement the PRACTICE components of TF-CBT with families impacted by trauma\n\nUpon completion of the virtual training\, participants will have most of the requirements for formal certification in TF-CBT (obtained through the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy National Therapist Certification Program). The Virtual Training and group calls count toward the requirements for national certification in TF-CBT. However\, a few additional guidelines for national certification must be met as established by the developers. (For more information\, please see www.tfcbt.org). \nTraining participants are required to have a web camera (i.e.\, on a laptop computer or cell phone) in order to participate in the TF-CBT 4-day training via web-platform. \nA 3-day initial training period \n\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\nFriday\, December 1\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:300 p.m. EST\nTuesday\, December 5\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nA 1-day booster training \n\nTuesday\, March 26\, 2024: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nRegister through NCA Engage\nThere is a cap of 50 attendees for this training. If registration is full\, this means that our capacity has been met. Please email leadershipconference@nca-online.org and we will add you to the waiting list. \nTo register for this training\, you will need an NCA Engage account. If you do not have one\, visit NCA Engage Getting Started page for step-by-step instructions to request an NCA Engage account. The account request form will include a field that asks for an Organizational ID number. The Organizational ID number will inform us that the person signing into NCA Engage is employed at or partnered with a member organization. Please email membership@nca-online.org if you need your Organizational ID. If you are not employed at or partnered with a member organization\, please enter MH23 as your Organizational ID for non-member access to NCA Engage. Non-member access will provide access to the training. 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/nca-trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-tf-cbt-basic-learning-community/2023-12-01/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231018T165212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T165212Z
UID:10000562-1701338400-1701360000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCA Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Basic Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis will be an interactive and participatory virtual training experience with pre-work and action period assignments that build participants’ skills at implementing TF-CBT with children and families with fidelity and clinical competence. Clinicians will receive a training packet which will be mailed to them\, private online access to over 800 downloadable clinical resources for TF-CBT\, access to a private TF-CBT Clinical Discussion Forum with other participants and includes 12 group consultation calls. \nPlease Note: Training packets will be mailed on 11/14/23 to participants who have paid their registration in full and have provided their mailing address below. If we do not receive this information by 11/14\, you will be responsible for downloading and printing these materials for yourself from the handouts. \nPre-Training Assignments are due November 21\, 2023. It is important that participants complete all Pre-Training Assignments to maximize their learning during training\, which will focus on applying those concepts. The first of 12 group consultation calls will be held on Tuesday\, November 14 at 2 pm EST. Join using this link: https://zoom.us/j/4834429186 \nAttendees should have an active caseload appropriate for TF-CBT and be ready to apply the model. Supervisors are welcome to attend training; however\, if they are not carrying their own active TF-CBT cases\, they will not meet the criteria to seek national certification. \nAt the conclusion of this TF-CBT training\, participants will be able to:\n\nEvaluate which cases would benefit from TF-CBT and successfully engage families in treatment\nCreate session agendas and structure TF-CBT sessions to meet fidelity standards\nExplain how to integrate gradual exposure into every TF-CBT session\nSupport children and teens in developing skills that enhance coping and symptom reduction in the aftermath of trauma\nSupport caregivers in developing coping skills and parenting strategies for responding to children’s therapeutic needs in the aftermath of trauma\nApply and implement the PRACTICE components of TF-CBT with families impacted by trauma\n\nUpon completion of the virtual training\, participants will have most of the requirements for formal certification in TF-CBT (obtained through the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy National Therapist Certification Program). The Virtual Training and group calls count toward the requirements for national certification in TF-CBT. However\, a few additional guidelines for national certification must be met as established by the developers. (For more information\, please see www.tfcbt.org). \nTraining participants are required to have a web camera (i.e.\, on a laptop computer or cell phone) in order to participate in the TF-CBT 4-day training via web-platform. \nA 3-day initial training period \n\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\nFriday\, December 1\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:300 p.m. EST\nTuesday\, December 5\, 2023: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nA 1-day booster training \n\nTuesday\, March 26\, 2024: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\n\nRegister through NCA Engage\nThere is a cap of 50 attendees for this training. If registration is full\, this means that our capacity has been met. Please email leadershipconference@nca-online.org and we will add you to the waiting list. \nTo register for this training\, you will need an NCA Engage account. If you do not have one\, visit NCA Engage Getting Started page for step-by-step instructions to request an NCA Engage account. The account request form will include a field that asks for an Organizational ID number. The Organizational ID number will inform us that the person signing into NCA Engage is employed at or partnered with a member organization. Please email membership@nca-online.org if you need your Organizational ID. If you are not employed at or partnered with a member organization\, please enter MH23 as your Organizational ID for non-member access to NCA Engage. Non-member access will provide access to the training. 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/nca-trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-tf-cbt-basic-learning-community/2023-11-30/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T123000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T170506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170506Z
UID:10000519-1701333000-1701347400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care Training
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nZero Abuse Project is presenting a training opportunity that will help professionals who work with children and families to develop necessary skills to understand ACEs and trauma. \nStudies have shown that adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events can have a lasting\, negative impact on a person’s health and well-being. This training is designed to help you develop the unique skills needed to support individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events. \nPart of an organization?\nWe understand that changing the environment and implementing policies on Trauma Informed Care (TIC) can be a difficult task. By sending a team to this training\, your organization will have the benefit of multiple professionals receiving expert knowledge to bring back to your agency. We believe this is instrumental to agency change\, therefore we are offering one FREE registration for every four registrations purchased. \nWhat participants told us they learned:\n\nTIC is a philosophical shift and not a diagnosis for PTSD\nACEs are prevalent across all economic levels\nTrauma manifests into different behaviors than expected\nTeachers should teach as if all students have ACE scores\n\nIntended Audience\nThis training is designed for professionals who work with children and families\, including educators and administrators\, childcare providers\, law enforcement\, youth-serving organizations\, health and human service providers\, faith-based organizations\, healthcare and victim advocates. \nObjectives:\n\nIncrease awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and impact on well-being.\nExplain the physiological effect of trauma on the brain.\nImprove knowledge on ACEs\, Trauma\, and Trauma-Informed Care.\nDescribe Trauma-Informed Care and its impact on your work.\nGenerate actionable ideas for applying knowledge to your work with youth and adults.\nEnhance the community’s ability to prevent and respond to trauma.\n\nAgenda\nThe training will be presented between 2 half-days: \n\nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023: 8:30am-12:30pm Central Time\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023: 8:30am-12:30pm Central Time\n\nRegister through Zero Abuse Project\nTo pay by credit/debit card\nFor registrations paying with a credit card\, please select PayPal as your payment method – we use PayPal’s system to handle our credit card payments\, but you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to use this payment method. When you click “Place your Order”\, you will be taken to a page that will allow you to pay by credit/debit card. \nTo pay by invoice\nIf you select this ticket option to register\, you will be emailed an invoice within 2 weeks of your registration. There is an additional nominal charge to use this payment method. \nTo direct the invoice to be emailed to someone else in your agency\, please email our Senior Program Manager\, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org) with this information. \nCancellation Policy\nA $75.00 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations made up to 3 working days prior to a scheduled training – no refunds are allowed less than 3 working days prior to a scheduled training. If available\, a registration transfer to another scheduled training within 6 months may be made for a $25.00 administrative fee. \n 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/adverse-childhood-experiences-comprehensive-trauma-informed-care-training/2023-11-30/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Special Events,Trauma-Informed Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T170506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170506Z
UID:10000518-1701246600-1701261000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Adverse Childhood Experiences & Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Care Training
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nZero Abuse Project is presenting a training opportunity that will help professionals who work with children and families to develop necessary skills to understand ACEs and trauma. \nStudies have shown that adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events can have a lasting\, negative impact on a person’s health and well-being. This training is designed to help you develop the unique skills needed to support individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events. \nPart of an organization?\nWe understand that changing the environment and implementing policies on Trauma Informed Care (TIC) can be a difficult task. By sending a team to this training\, your organization will have the benefit of multiple professionals receiving expert knowledge to bring back to your agency. We believe this is instrumental to agency change\, therefore we are offering one FREE registration for every four registrations purchased. \nWhat participants told us they learned:\n\nTIC is a philosophical shift and not a diagnosis for PTSD\nACEs are prevalent across all economic levels\nTrauma manifests into different behaviors than expected\nTeachers should teach as if all students have ACE scores\n\nIntended Audience\nThis training is designed for professionals who work with children and families\, including educators and administrators\, childcare providers\, law enforcement\, youth-serving organizations\, health and human service providers\, faith-based organizations\, healthcare and victim advocates. \nObjectives:\n\nIncrease awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and impact on well-being.\nExplain the physiological effect of trauma on the brain.\nImprove knowledge on ACEs\, Trauma\, and Trauma-Informed Care.\nDescribe Trauma-Informed Care and its impact on your work.\nGenerate actionable ideas for applying knowledge to your work with youth and adults.\nEnhance the community’s ability to prevent and respond to trauma.\n\nAgenda\nThe training will be presented between 2 half-days: \n\nWednesday\, November 29\, 2023: 8:30am-12:30pm Central Time\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023: 8:30am-12:30pm Central Time\n\nRegister through Zero Abuse Project\nTo pay by credit/debit card\nFor registrations paying with a credit card\, please select PayPal as your payment method – we use PayPal’s system to handle our credit card payments\, but you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to use this payment method. When you click “Place your Order”\, you will be taken to a page that will allow you to pay by credit/debit card. \nTo pay by invoice\nIf you select this ticket option to register\, you will be emailed an invoice within 2 weeks of your registration. There is an additional nominal charge to use this payment method. \nTo direct the invoice to be emailed to someone else in your agency\, please email our Senior Program Manager\, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org) with this information. \nCancellation Policy\nA $75.00 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations made up to 3 working days prior to a scheduled training – no refunds are allowed less than 3 working days prior to a scheduled training. If available\, a registration transfer to another scheduled training within 6 months may be made for a $25.00 administrative fee. \n 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/adverse-childhood-experiences-comprehensive-trauma-informed-care-training/2023-11-29/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Special Events,Trauma-Informed Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T163000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231003T175855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175855Z
UID:10000527-1700137800-1700152200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Behaviorism: Shifting the Lens When Assessing and Supporting Behaviors
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) will present a live webinar with Connie Persike\, MS\, CCC/SLP\, Speech Pathologist and Educational Consultant at Supportable Solutions. Many professionals are working tirelessly to shift the behavioral paradigm away from the traditional behavioral approach and toward what current relational and neuroscience research has taught us. When we know better\, we do better! Let’s use that information to redesign tools we frequently use in schools and community settings today – functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral intervention plans. If you are struggling with these processes and if they do not align with your current philosophy and belief system\, then this workshop is for you! Participants will get a deep dive into how to make these common processes more trauma-sensitive\, neurodiversity-affirming\, and aligned with current research. The intended audience is for administrators\, occupational therapists\, speech pathologists\, educators\, clinicians\, community support members\, parents\, schools\, psychologists\, and social workers. \nThree Learning Objectives\n\nParticipants will describe what a functional behavioral assessment is and when it is needed.\nParticipants will describe the brief history of the functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral intervention plan.\nParticipants will describe at least 5 shifts to align functional behavioral assessments and behavior support plans with current knowledge and research.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nConnie Persike is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. As founder of Supportable Solutions\, she brings 20+ years of experience in educational settings to provide insight\, guidance\, coaching\, and support to school districts\, agencies\, and families across Wisconsin — and throughout the country. Connie holds a certificate in instructional coaching\, positive education\, and applied educational neuroscience. She created an innovative process to assess behavior\, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity-affirming approach. Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities. \nRegister via MACMH\nThis training is approved for three hours of clinical content and is anticipated to be approved for one hour of ethics and three hours of cultural competency content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/beyond-behaviorism-shifting-the-lens-when-assessing-and-supporting-behaviors/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231115
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231108T221237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T221237Z
UID:10000567-1699833600-1700006399@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Criminal Connections: Child Exploitation Material and Child Sexual Abuse
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is hosting a training opportunity for professionals in law enforcement\, prosecutors\, social workers\, Tribes/Tribal partners\, and victim service providers. \nExplore investigative strategies that address the relationship between child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse materials (child pornography) to supplement an investigation and corroborate victim statements. Gather new tools and resources for the most comprehensive case outcomes. \nUpon completion of this training\, you will be able to: \n\nUnderstand current child pornography trends\nApply research discussing the relationship between contact offenses and child pornography\nConsider current legal issues relating to child pornography and child sexual abuse cases\nLeverage interview and interrogation techniques that maximize evidence discovery in sexual abuse cases\nUnderstand ICAC task force’s role in investigating child pornography\nConsider opportunities to enhance investigations through multi-disciplinary investigative strategies\n\nAbout the Trainers\nDavid Frattare – Director of State Investigations / ICAC Commander\, Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office\, Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force \nDavid Frattare currently serves as the Statewide Commander for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office\, Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Commander Frattare is responsible for the investigation\, coordination and supervision of investigations involving the sexual exploitation of children and serves as the national representative for the Internet Crimes Against Children program in Ohio. From 1997 to 2009\, Commander Frattare was employed as a Special Agent with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Child Predator Unit. Commander Frattare is a Special Deputy with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office and a Task Force Officer with Homeland Security Investigations Cleveland. He is an Associate Instructor for the National Criminal Justice Training Center at Fox Valley Technical College\, a Law Enforcement Trainer for The Innocent Justice Foundation\, and a Senior Chaplain with the International Fellowship of Chaplains. \nPauline Renick – Retired Detective with the Bellingham Police Department\, Bellingham\, Washington \nPauline has been in Law Enforcement for 37 years. Currently\, she is working as a crime analyst in the area of Internet Crimes Against Children. She also served as a Task Force Officer for the Department of Homeland Security Investigations. Her previous assignments included Mountain Bike Patrol\, Patrol Division\, D.A.R.E. Officer\, High School Resource Officer\, Field Training Officer and Master Patrol Officer. She has experience working cases of child sexual assault\, child abuse and domestic violence related crimes. She also worked these types of cases during her assignment as a Special Agent for the US Army Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID). She is the only female recipient of the Medal of Valor in the history of her department. Pauline is also a child forensic interviewer and involved in the community providing educational information to teens\, parents and specialized professions\, regarding the topic of the Internet Crimes Against Children \nRegister through NCJTC\nThis training is held in-person at Battle Creek\, MI. See here for more information on venue and lodging.  \nThe registration fee includes 16 hours of training\, program materials\, and instructional costs. Participants are responsible for costs and arrangements related to meals\, travel\, and lodging.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/criminal-connections-child-exploitation-material-and-child-sexual-abuse/
LOCATION:Firekeepers Casino Hotel\, 11177E Michigan Ave\, Battle Creek\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams
ORGANIZER;CN="National Criminal Justice Training Center Fox Valley Technical College":MAILTO:info@ncjtc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231003T175613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175613Z
UID:10000525-1699533000-1699540200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Facts\, Strategies\, and Personal Insights from Youth with Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) presents a training opportunity with Kendra Gludt\, MPH\, Director of National Programs at Proof Alliance\, and Marissa Lang\, a Senior Program Manager at Proof Alliance and a Proof Alliance Youth Panel member. This training is suited for every profession to join and will address working with early childhood to young adults. \nThis presentation will present information on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)\, address common misunderstandings\, and offer practical strategies. Learn how prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and how to use this information to improve outcomes for individuals with FASD. Youth with FASD will also share their personal stories and advice based on their experiences. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand how prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development.\nAcquire strategies to help individuals with FASD.\nLearn approaches from FASD self-advocates with lived experience.\n\nAbout the Presenters\nKendra Gludt\, MPH\, is the Director of National Programs at Proof Alliance\, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and supporting all those impacted. In the 16 years that she has worked at Proof Alliance\, Kendra has worked with many partnering agencies including clinics\, treatment centers\, county systems\, and social service agencies\, helping them change their practices to recognize and respond to FASD. Kendra is currently on the faculty of the SAFEST Choice Learning Collaborative\, a HRSA-funded program that aims to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and improve outcomes for children with FASD. \nMarissa Lang has over 20 years working in the field of FASD. She began her career screening adjudicated youth for FASD through a federal grant project at Hennepin County Juvenile Corrections in Minnesota\, followed by 18 years at Proof Alliance. In her role as Senior Program Manager at Proof Alliance\, she is responsible for the development and implementation of programming for individuals with an FASD\, and their families. She is also involved in the public policy work at Proof Alliance to help create long-term systemic change. Marissa is passionate about empowering youth using a strength-based approach and providing families critical skills to support loved ones with an FASD. \nRegister through MACMH\nThere are two CEHs available for this training.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/understanding-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-facts-strategies-and-personal-insights-from-youth-with-lived-experience/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231104
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231018T155535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T155535Z
UID:10000561-1698883200-1699055999@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCA Evidence-Based Training
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nNational Children’s Alliance is pleased to offer CACs and their linkage agreement mental health providers training in Evidence-Based Assessments (EBA). Providing this training to clinicians across the country is part of NCA’s strategic plan to help children thrive by improving access to mental health services. This training is delivered using a learning collaborative model and includes didactic instruction\, practice\, consultation calls and quizzes. NCA’s Mental Health Accreditation Standard requires that evidence-supported\, trauma-focused mental health services are consistently available to child clients through trauma-specific assessment that includes: \n\nAssessment for traumatic events and abuse-related trauma symptoms\nStandardized measures to inform treatment\, periodically assess progress and outcomes\nResults are used to inform the treatment plan\nDepending on results of the assessment\, a referral for evidence-based trauma treatment\n\nAbout the Project\nThe focus of the project is to train mental health clinicians in the use of standardized assessments to inform the delivery of mental health services to abused and/or traumatized children. Clinicians participating in the project will receive training and consultation assistance on the use of: \n\nTrauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC)\nTrauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC)\nChild Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI)\nChild and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS)\n\nRegister through NCA Engage\nPlease Note\nThere is a training/teaching phase followed by a consultation phase focusing on administering assessments to actual clients completed by learners. Both are required since this is a skill development project\, and skills are not acquired well via lecture only. \nThis training will take place November 2-3\, 11:00am-4:30pm EDT. \nFor any questions\, or to be added to the waiting list\, please reach out to Jami Bolton\, jbolton@nca-online.org
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/nca-evidence-based-training/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T171019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T171019Z
UID:10000523-1698409800-1698417000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Using the FRAME: A Pre-Diagnostic Lens to Help Us Better Understand Our Clients Experience
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training with Carol F. Siegel\, PhD\, LP\, a clinical psychologist. This training is best suited for mental health professionals (psychologists\, psychiatrist\, counselors\, therapists)\, social services professionals\, and students and will address working with adults\, but can be applied to working with children. \nIn the mental health field\, we are trained to think diagnostically\, inquire about symptoms\, listen carefully\, and find a diagnosis that accurately captures our client’s difficulties. This presentation will introduce a different starting point with clients\, a way to uncover factors that may be contributing to symptoms but are not necessarily indicative of mental illness. By using the FRAME\, clinicians and clients can identify these factors together\, consider their impact\, and pinpoint changes that can be made.  In this presentation\, the FRAME will be explained\, and participants will have the opportunity to observe its application as well as practice using it themselves. \nLearning Objectives\n\nLearn the definition of infant/early childhood mental health\nName at least 3 guiding principles of infant/early childhood mental health\nUnderstand the necessity of reflection in infant/early childhood work\n\nAbout the Presenter\nCarol F. Siegel\, PhD\, LP is a licensed clinical psychologist in Minneapolis\, MN and faculty member in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Master’s Program at the University of Minnesota. She sees parents and children in her private practice. Her primary clinical focus is parent psychotherapy and issues encountered by parents with complex histories\, including depression\, stress\, adoption\, foster care\, trauma\, abuse or neglect. She is a frequent presenter on issues related to infant mental health and parenting\, such as attachment\, stress and trauma\, and reflective consultation. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis webinar is approved for two hours of clinical content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/using-the-frame-a-pre-diagnostic-lens-to-help-us-better-understand-our-clients-experience/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T170844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170844Z
UID:10000522-1698237000-1698247800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Addressing Bullying through Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Relationship Driven Practices
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training opportunity with Deborah Cavitt\, MS\, Project Director at MACMH. This training is a great opportunity for educators\, parents/caregivers\, and other professionals working directly with children and youth (early childhood to young adulthood). \nBeing bullied significantly harms a child’s ability to flourish both in school and in the community. This presentation examines the devastating harm impacting young people who are bullied\, and offers prevention and intervention strategies to minimize bullying in schools and the community.  Feeling safe and supported in school is essential to a child’s social\, emotional\, behavioral and academic development. Bullying threatens a student’s civil rights and is often a form of discrimination based on multiple factors such as race\, national origin\, disabilities\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, family income\, and more. Schools should use an upstream approach to prevent and reduce the incidences of bullying and have a plan in place to address bullying. Prevention practices should include weaving social emotional learning into the curriculum.  Bullying interventions must include positive behavioral expectations and restorative justice based on inclusion and respect. \nLearning Objectives\n\nTo understand the nature of bullying\, its effects on children’s mental health\, and how to prevent bullying.\nTo incorporate social emotional learning to create safe and caring school environments.\nTo actively teach kindness\, emotion regulation\, and collaborative problem solving.\nTo create a school wide plan to eliminate exclusion and build positive social networks within schools.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDeborah Cavitt is an advocate\, trainer\, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools\, children\, youth\, parents and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate\, she helps families navigate systems on their journey of raising a child with mental health challenges. Deborah has a master’s degree in human services with specializations in mental health and substance use counseling and a bachelor’s degree in education. Before joining MACMH\, she worked as a prevention specialist and grant coordinator for a substance abuse treatment agency in Iowa City. Preceding her mental health and substance use prevention work\, she was a teacher for over twenty years\, working on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota. \nRegister through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/addressing-bullying-through-social-emotional-learning-and-restorative-relationship-driven-practices/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231028
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230830T171440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T152151Z
UID:10000502-1698192000-1698451199@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:First Witness Safe and Strong Child Train the Presenter
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nNew in 2023  – First Witness is pleased to offer Safe and Strong Child© Train the Presenter to CACs and other organizations interested in implementing a child abuse prevention education program in their communities. \nThis training will prepare presenters to share Safe and Strong Child© sessions with students\, caregivers\, and teachers and bring the curriculum to their local community; each person planning on presenting the information needs to take this Train the Presenter course. This course is not a train the trainer course\, and does not prepare you to train other presenters at your organization. \nSafe and Strong Child© (SSC©) body safety curriculum is aligned with evidence-informed best practices for child sexual abuse prevention. SSC© consists of developmentally appropriate classroom lessons that are taught interactively through stories\, role play\, and song in a non-threatening environment. Portions of the curriculum also provide support and education to teachers and caregivers who can help to keep kids safe. \nAll participants will receive electronic copies of SSC© curriculum materials\, classroom presentation aids\, and coordination paperwork. For organizations who want to jumpstart their SSC program\, there is a physical Safe and Strong Child© Kit available in the course registration as an add-on to the training. \nRegister through First Witness!
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/first-witness-safe-and-string-child-train-the-presenter/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="First Witness":MAILTO:Info@firstwitness.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231023T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231023T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20231018T153802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T153802Z
UID:10000559-1698067800-1698073200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:NCA CFTSI Informational Call
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nInterested in adding Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) to your CAC’s menu of mental health services?  NCA is offering a virtual CFTSI training for clinicians January 10-12\, 2024. Senior CAC leaders and clinicians are encouraged to attend this call to learn about CFTSI\, how it is delivered and the evidence-base that has shown that 73% of children are less likely to meet partial or full criteria for PTSD after CFTSI.  CFTSI is delivered in 5-8 sessions soon after the forensic interview and has been shown to help CACs shorten client length of stay\, reduce waiting lists\, and allow CACs to serve more children. \nRegister through NCA Engage
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/nca-cftsi-informational-call/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231018T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231018T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230830T182402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T182402Z
UID:10000477-1697634000-1697637600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Positive Discipline in Everyday parenting
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is presenting a training event on Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting with Dr. Joan Durrant. \nIn order to prevent physical punishment\, we need to: 1) increase parents’ knowledge of child development; 2) help them manage their emotions; and 3) shift their lens from control to mentorship.  Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP)\, a 9-week not-for-profit program\, addresses each of these key factors.  Parents learn how children’s emotions and brains develop from infancy through adolescence; recognize their stress response and learn techniques to manage it; and acquire skills in scaffolding children’s learning while keeping them physically and emotionally safe.  Through interactive activities\, parents come to understand behavior from the child’s perspective so that they can effectively support children’s learning\, rather than punishing their mistakes. \nAbout Trainer\nA Developmental Psychologist\, Dr. Joan Durrant has recently retired from a 33-year academic career at the University of Manitoba.  She now focuses her time on the non-profit she founded to coordinate implementation of Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) across Canada and in many other countries\, including Korea\, Mongolia\, and the United Arab Emirates.  Joan has dedicated her professional life to understanding why parents strike their children as punishment and how we can prevent it.  She created PDEP to address the psychological factors and cultural beliefs that underlie this ‘everyday violence’ against children. In addition to publishing several books\, Joan has published many academic articles on corporal punishment and has delivered addresses\, workshops and trainings to governments and organizations around the world. \nRegister through APSAC\nAPSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff General Admission: Free\n1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology): $25.00\n1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) for APSAC Members and New York Foundling Staff: $15.00 \n*If you are in New York and would like social work\, mental health or psychology CE credits please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org \nAPSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.\nThe New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/positive-discipline-in-everyday-parenting/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T123000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T170152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170152Z
UID:10000510-1697540400-1697545800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nWestern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center WRCAC is pleased to begin hosting virtual Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forums. Each forum starts in a large-group format with an introduction to the topic. Participants are placed in Zoom breakout rooms of five to six to allow for small group discussions and resource sharing and support. Participants are encouraged to share work experiences and challenges in small groups and solicit feedback from peers. At the end\, participants are brought back together in one large group for a Q&A with the experts. \nTargeted Audience\nSupport and partnerships between victim advocates and mental health staff can be critical elements in serving children and families seen at children’s advocacy centers (CAC). Victim advocates and mental health clinicians are encouraged to attend as a team to provide the best opportunity for joint learning and rich discussion in sharing best practices in the partnership role. \nThis forum is intended to support and inform those relationships with presentations and discussions on topics that impact both disciplines and help us to understand: \n\nHow is the work similar?\nHow is it different?\nWhere do things intersect to provide the highest quality and most efficient client care?\n\nParticipation is open to eligible clinicians throughout the US. \nFacilitators\n\nAmelia Siders\, PhD\, State Chapter Liaison\, Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center\nSalli Kerr\, Training Specialist\, Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center\n\nLearning Objectives\nAs a result of this forum\, participants will: \n\nReceive informal peer consultation around issues of importance\nHave the opportunity to share best practices with other advocates and clinicians and develop ways to be supportive of one another in their work\nGain resources and ideas from presenters\, clinicians\, and advocates to support their work with children and families\n\nSchedule\nThe Victim Advocate and Mental Health Partnerships Peer Consultation Forms are scheduled as follows: \n\nOctober 17\, 2023 | 9:00am to 10:30am PT – Confidentiality Best Practices\nJanuary 16\, 2024 | 12:00pm to 1:30pm PT – Screening and Assessment\nApril 23\, 2024 | 9:00am to 10:30am PT – Topic TBD\nJuly 16\, 2024 | 12:00pm to 1:30pm PT – Topic TBD\n\n*Please note times vary to accommodate participants from across multiple time zones. \nRegister through WRCAC\nIf you have questions regarding this event\, contact Kelsey Roberts at kroberts2@rchsd.org.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/victim-advocate-and-mental-health-partnerships-peer-consultation-forums/2023-10-17/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Online Webinar,Trauma-Informed Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230927T170613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170613Z
UID:10000521-1697533200-1697551200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Child Psychological Maltreatment: Identification to Intervention
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training opportunity with Marla R. Brassard\, PhD\, Professor Emerita\, Columbia University and Stuart N. Hart\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus\, Indiana University-Pursude University-Indianapolis. \nChild psychological maltreatment (CPM) is the most prevalent form of abuse and neglect\, produces the longest lasting and widest array of negative developmental consequences\, receives the least adequate societal intervention across all tiers\, and is given the least attention in the education and training of those responsible for ensuring the safety\, resilience and wellbeing of children. The forms of CPM (i.e.\, terrorizing\, spurning\, isolating\, corrupting/exploiting\, emotional unresponsiveness\, and medical/mental health/educational neglect) occur as stand-alone maltreatment and also in interaction with other maltreatment types in ways that represent the proverbial “keys in the dark\,” arguing that genuine progress will not be made in reducing any violence against children without consideration of CPM. \nThe workshop will cover four main topics\n\nWhat is child psychological maltreatment (CPM)\, why is it so bad\, and when does poor parenting cross the line into CPM? Presenters will use vignettes from real CAC and child welfare cases to illustrate the difference between CPM and poor parenting and then ask participants to make their own judgements on additional cases for group discussion.\nHow to effectively intervene in the moment when you observe poor parenting that might be CPM if sufficiently chronic or severe. Regardless of whether the observed parental behavior rises to a level of reportable maltreatment there are usually things a clinician can do to intervene in the moment. A qualitative study dealing with observed worrying caregiver behavior by mandated reporters will be explored to illuminate intervention options\, the nature of observer interventions and their implications. General principles of effective observer interventions will be presented. Then 3-4 cases will be presented for discussion by audience members in terms of what they might have done or typically do to address the types of situations presented in the moment and what they have found to be effective in practice.\nWhat are the features of effective prevention and interventions programs for CPM? This topic will be presented with participant discussion of existing programs in Minnesota that have these or related features. Among the considerations will be (a) a new CPM decision-making model for child protective services which includes definition\, caregiver act and harm standards\, and (b) interventions options for primary prevention as well as risk-group\, and maltreated populations.\nHow might CPM education be effectively implemented and integrated in Minnesota child services programs and sectors? Participants will be asked to formulate plans for initial and continuing CPM education within their professional sectors and systems of child/family services.\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to describe the different types of psychological maltreatment articulated in the Guidelines for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment.\nParticipants will be able to generate and judge the applicability of a variety of possible approaches to intervention when they suspect or witness child psychological maltreatment.\nParticipants will be able to describe interventions for CPM in Minnesota applicable at levels of general population\, at-risk population and maltreated population.\nParticipants will be able to formulate plans for initial and continuing CPM education within their professional sectors and systems of child/family service\n\nPreparation\nThis program includes a 1 hour video overview on child psychological maltreatment for viewing by all participants at their convenience in the week(s) prior to a 4 hour in-person interactive workshop. \nAbout the Presenters\nMarla R. Brassard\, PhD\, is Professor Emerita in the School Psychology Program at Teachers College\, Columbia University. She is a licensed psychologist retired after 40 years as professor and director of clinical training in PhD and EDM programs in school psychology. Her current research is on a) interventions to improve professional skills in confronting poor parenting and PM in child welfare and early education settings\, b) changing social norms around parenting and CPM on the internet\, and c) discerning the unique effects of CPM relative to other forms of maltreatment. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association & Past President of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs. She co-wrote the APSAC Guidelines for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment. \nStuart N. Hart\, PhD\, is Principal of Strategic Initiatives for the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD)\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada\, an affiliate of Royal Roads University; Professor Emeritus\, School of Education\, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; and Co-Founder and Executive Board member of the Psychological Maltreatment Alliance (www.psychologicalmaltreatment.org).  He is a licensed psychologist\, health provider status – Indiana\, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has worked in higher education\, public and private schools\, a children’s hospital\, a correctional institution\, government\, and private practice. He has been president of the International School Psychology Association\, National Association of School Psychologists (USA)\, National Committee for the Rights of the Child (USA)\, and the Indiana Psychological Association. He was a member of the NGO Advisory Committee for the UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children\, co-chaired the drafting committee for the UN’s General Comment 13\, The Right of the Child to Freedom from all forms of Violence\, and has co-chaired multiple programs for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on advancing accountability to the children’s rights. He co-directed the NCCAN/HHS project to develop operational definitions of emotional abuse\, the first international conference (1983) and the global summit (2019) on psychological maltreatment. He is on the editorial board for Child Abuse and Neglect – The International Journal; was editor and contributor to the UNESCO publication\, “Eliminating corporal punishment: The way forward to constructive child discipline” (2005); and was an editor and contributor to the International Handbook on Child Rights and School Psychology (2020). He has conducted research\, presented\, and published extensively on psychological maltreatment of children and on children’s rights. He is a Guardian ad Litem in Florida. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is approved for four hours of clinical content and is anticipated to be approved for four hours of supervision\, and four hours of cultural competency content. \nLunch is included
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/child-psychological-maltreatment-identification-to-intervention/
LOCATION:Washburn Center for Children & Training Institute\, 1100 Glenwood Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231014
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230803T210040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T210040Z
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SUMMARY:41st Annual St. Louis County Health & Human Services Conference
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe St. Louis County Health and Human Services Conference is celebrating 41 years! Their theme for 2023 is Courageous Connections: Leading with Curiosity & Compassion. This conference will feature Mónica Guzmán and Anne Bonney as keynote speakers and offer a variety of workshops: \n\nBrain Injury Basics\nA Father’s Place: The Importance of Male Involvement in Early Childhood Development\nFinding Humor in Social Work\nMedia and Pop Culture: How Our Culture Impacts Perceptions of Child Abuse and Maltreatment\nhealing our Wounds: A While Family Approach to Fostering Resilience\nDetox your Life – Escaping the Negativity Trap!\nUnmasking the Mass Incarceration System\nperson Centered Employee Management and Retention\nFrom Cell to Street: What Offenders Need When They Return to the Community\nAnd so much more!\n\nAbout Keynote Speakers\nMónica Guzmán is a bridge builder\, journalist\, and author who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. Her new book\, “I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times” was featured on the Glenn Beck Podcast and named a New York Times recommended read. She’s Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels\, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity\, an organization working to build a more curious world; and cofounder of the award-winning Seattle newsletter The Evergrey. She was a 2019 fellow at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation\, where she studied social and political division\, and a 2016 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University\, where she researched how journalists can rethink their roles to better meet the needs of a participatory public. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle\, served twice as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes\, and plays a barbarian named Shadrack in her besties’ Dungeons & Dragons campaign. A Mexican immigrant\, Latina\, and dual US/Mexico citizen\, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents. \nAnne Bonney is a fun\, energetic international keynote speaker and courage ignitor. She is an authority on Change Management\, twotime author\, host and creator of Dancing in the Discomfort Zone Podcast and an experienced virtual\, in-person and hybrid workshop facilitator. After 20 years in highly successful corporate and nonprofit leadership positions\, Anne\, now uses her experience\, education\, and expertise to ignite YOUR ability to embrace the discomfort of change\, courageous communication and emotional intelligence. \nRegister here!\nOnline registration ends Friday\, September 30\, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. \n\n\nNo registration refunds after Friday September 15\, 2022. \n\n\nMake your check payable\nSLC Human Service Conference Fund\nMail checks to:\n320 West 2nd Street\nGSC 4 West\, Attn: HHS Conference\nDuluth\, MN 55802-1495
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/41st-annual-st-louis-county-health-human-services-conference/
LOCATION:Duluth Entertainment Convention Center\, 350 Harbor Drive\, Duluth\, MN\, 55802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Research,Special Events,Technology,Trafficking,Trauma-Informed Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230726T204741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T204741Z
UID:10000478-1695301200-1695304800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Anger Control in Parents: Implications for Reducing the Use of Verbal and Physical Violence with their Children
DESCRIPTION:Training Over\nThe American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is presenting this training opportunity with Dr. Don Meichenbaum\, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo\, Ontario Cananda. \nParents were asked to keep track of when they became angry with their children and to note when their anger escalated to their use of verbal and physical  forms of punishment. Cluster analysis indicated that there were eight categories of perceived provocations that can be summarized with the mnemonic II CE HOPE. This presentation will provide examples of each of these triggers and consider the implications for parent training. Repetitive non-compliance and the attribution of intentionality (“did it on purpose”) were key features contributing to the use of hitting behaviors. \nAbout Trainer\nDr. Don Meichenbaum is a distinguished professor emeritus from the University of Waterloo in  Ontario Canada  from which he took early retirement 25 years ago. Since that time he has been Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention in Miami (www.melissainstitute.org). He is one of the founders of Cognitive behavior therapy  and in a survey of clinician she was voted “One of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century.” He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clinical Division of the American Psychological Association and  was Honorary President  of the Canadian Psychological Association. He has presented in all 50 U.S. states and internationally and he has published extensively. His latest book is entitled “Treating individuals with addictive disorders.” He has placed his book Roadmap to resilience on the Internet for FREE. His book has been downloaded by 43\, 000 + visitors from 167 countries worldwide\, visit roadmaptoresilience.wordpress.com for a FREE copy. Dr. Meichenbaum has just celebrated his 82nd birthday. He has four children and seven grandchildren. \nRegister through APSAC\nAPSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff General Admission: Free\n1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology): $25.00\n1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) for APSAC Members and New York Foundling Staff: $15.00 \n*If you are in New York and would like social work\, mental health or psychology CE credits please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org \nAPSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.\nThe New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/anger-control-in-parents-implications-for-reducing-the-use-of-verbal-and-physical-violence-with-their-children/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Online Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230810T185856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T185856Z
UID:10000497-1693440000-1693526399@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Zero Abuse Project Child Abuse and Maltreatment Training for the MDT
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nJoin in-person at Beltrami County\, MN for a full day of training on special topics on the systemic response to allegation of child abuse and maltreatment. This training will cover topics such as Dynamics of Child Abuse\, Understanding Child Abuse and the CAC & MDT Response\, and Your FIRST Response to Alleged Child Maltreatment. \nThis training is designed for child abuse multidisciplinary professionals and youth-serving professionals including\, but not limited to\, child protection workers\, law enforcement officers\, prosecutors\, mental health workers\, advocacy professionals\, medical team members\, guardian ad litems\, supportive services workers\, cultural liaisons\, teachers\, school staff and administrative professionals\, child care staff\, and youth programming professionals. We encourage you to share this opportunity with other professionals you feel will find it beneficial! \nAbout the Trainers\nRachel Johnson is the Lead Forensic Interview Specialist with Zero Abuse Project. She most recently served as the Program Director for the Minnesota Children’s Alliance and has fourteen years of experience in work related to forensic interviewing\, multidisciplinary teams\, advocacy\, child abuse\, prevention education\, and intimate partner violence\, both domestically and abroad. \nPrior to her work at the Alliance\, Rachel served as a forensic interviewer and the Forensic Program Coordinator at First Witness Child Advocacy Center in Duluth\, Minn. She is trained in multiple forensic interview protocols and received Bachelor of Science degrees in Public Service\, Sociology and Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul\, Minn. \nRachel is passionate about working directly with children and families\, supporting frontline professionals and improving the institutional response to victimization by centering the experiences of victims at all levels of consideration and decision-making. \nCaitie Dahl is a Forensic Interview Specialist and Trainer with Zero Abuse Project. Prior to joining Zero Abuse\, Caitie served as a Forensic Interviewer\, Forensic Program Coordinator\, Trainer\, and Multidisciplinary Team Facilitator with First Witness Child Advocacy Center in Duluth\, Minnesota. \nCaitie enjoys working with children\, and providing a trauma-friendly\, and legally defensible opportunity for victims of abuse to share their experience. Additionally\, she enjoys training professionals in the field to strengthen their response to reports of child maltreatment\, and collaborate with other multidisciplinary professionals when working with children and families throughout the investigative process. \nCaitie received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Superior\, where she also studied and conducted research on topics such as coercive interviewing\, false confessions\, wrongful convictions\, and suggestibility and memory errors. Caitie also served as the Program Manager at the campus Gender Equity Resource Center\, and is passionate about recognizing and addressing the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced maltreatment. \n  \nRegister through ZAP\nLunch: Lunch is not being provided. \nThis training is being conducted free of charge for participants under grant funding provided by the Minnesota Office of Justice Programs. \nCertificates: A certificate of attendance will be provided for all attendees that complete the entire day of training.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/zero-abuse-project-child-abuse-and-maltreatment-training-for-the-mdt/
LOCATION:Beltrami County Administration Building\, 701 Minnesota Ave NW\, Suite 102\, Bemidji\, MN\, 56601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230828T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230830T171417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T171417Z
UID:10000503-1693209600-1693242000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Zero Abuse Project Keeping Faith 2-Day Basic Course
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis course empowers faith communities to recognize and respond to cases of sexual abuse\, physical abuse\, emotional abuse\, and neglect. Included are discussions detailing the impact of child abuse on a victim’s sense of spirituality and offering concrete suggestions for working with medical and mental health professionals to assist a child in coping with maltreatment. The course also discusses ideal child protection policies for a faith-based institution\, including handling a situation in which a convicted sex offender seeks to join a congregation. A review of various child abuse case scenarios and a discussion on appropriate and inappropriate responses allows for real-life problem-solving and feedback. \n*This training will be conducted virtually* \nWhy is this training important for every faith community? \n\n93% of sex offenders describe themselves as being ‘religious’\n\n\n20% of 2864 church leaders knew of at least one convicted sex offender who was attending or was a member of their church (Christianity Today 2010)\nChild abuse Survivor Quote: “I went online to every faith community in my area trying to find a place in which I felt safe to worship. None of them gave me any information about safety policies in their community so I just gave up trying.”\n\nIntended Audience \nClergy\, chaplains\, youth ministers\, faith leaders\, counselors and other members of a faith community who may work with children or families impacted by child abuse. \nPresented by: \n\nVictor Vieth\, Chief Program Officer\, Education and Research\, Zero Abuse Project\nAlison Feigh\, Director\, Jacob Wetterling Resource Center\nPete Singer\, Executive Director\, G.R.A.C.E.; Founding Director\, Care in Action\, Minnesota\n\nRegister through Zero Abuse Project!\nTo pay by credit/debit card\nTo pay for your registration by credit card\, please select the first ticket option ( “Credit Card payment”)\, and then use the pay option “PayPal” – you DO NOT NEED a PayPal account to pay with a Credit Card. When you click “Place your Order”\, you will be taken to a page that will allow you to pay by credit/debit card. If you need an invoice to issue payment\, please select the 2nd ticket option (“Pay via an Invoice”). \nTo pay by invoice\nIf you select this ticket option to register\, you will be emailed an invoice within 2 weeks of your registration. There is an additional nominal charge to use this payment method. \nTo direct the invoice to be emailed to someone else in your agency\, please email our Senior Program Manager\, Suzanne Severson (suzanne@zeroabuseproject.org) with this information. \nCancellation Policy\nA $75.00 cancellation fee will be imposed for cancellations made up to 3 working days prior to a scheduled training – no refunds are allowed less than 3 working days prior to a scheduled training. If available\, a registration transfer to another scheduled training within 6 months may be made for a $25.00 administrative fee. \n***Group Discount: Buy 4 registrations get the 5th registration free. When selecting this option for purchase\, the cost of 5 tickets is set to equal the cost of four full registrations and one free registration. Must purchase all registrations at the same time. Group registrations are not eligible for cancellation or refund (substitutions for registered participants may be made at any time).
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/zero-abuse-project-keeping-faith-2-day-basic-course-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Spirituality,Trauma-Informed Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230627T162752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T162752Z
UID:10000471-1692189000-1692199800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Key Warning Signs of Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention Best Practices in Children & Youth
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Assiociation for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a workshop with Deborah Cavitt\, MS. \nAttendees will learn strategies\, interventions\, accommodations and modifications to help students flourish emotionally and socially in school settings and in the community. The presenter will describe signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and youth\, including developmental differences from infant and early childhood through transition age youth. Resources will be shared to help educators\, families and other professionals connect children and youth with appropriate levels of care when needed. A comprehensive school wide toolkit for prevention\, intervention and postvention of suicide will be discussed and shared with participants. \nThis workshop meets the state requirements for educator re-licensure. This workshop is for educators\, parents/caregivers\, other professionals working directly with children & youths and will address children and youths between prenatal to young adults. \nAbout the Presenter\nDeborah Cavitt is an advocate\, trainer\, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools\, children\, youth\, parents and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate\, she helps families navigate systems on their journey of raising a child with mental health challenges. Deborah has a master’s degree in human services with specializations in mental health and substance use counseling and a bachelor’s degree in education. Before joining MACMH\, she worked as a prevention specialist and grant coordinator for a substance abuse treatment agency in Iowa City. Preceding her mental health and substance use prevention work\, she was a teacher for over twenty years\, working on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota. \nRegister through MACMH\n3 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/key-warning-signs-of-mental-illness-and-suicide-prevention-best-practices-in-children-youth/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T015612
CREATED:20230627T150758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T150758Z
UID:10000469-1691670600-1691677800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Enhancing Self-Esteem in Young Children
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a in-person training opprotunity with Julie Koritz on enhaving self-esteem in young children. This training will explore self-esteem and learn how we have an impact on it\,  examine various ways to enhance and strengthen the self-worth of children and recognize tools for understanding self-concept dos and don’ts to increase children’s self-esteem. This training is for early childhood professional/educators\, education professionals\, family members\, healthcare professionals\, social services professionals\, and students\, and will address children ages between 0 to eight. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to define self-esteem.\nParticipants will be able to identify 3 self concepts dos and don’ts.\nParticipants will be able to describe 3 ideas that they can use in their teaching.\n\nAbout the Trainer\nJulie Koritz is an early childhood specialist who has several years of experience working with young families and children. Her work has focused on working with diverse families who have young children with multiple risk factors. She has her M.Ed in family education\, her undergraduate degree in child and family studies\, is a licensed parent educator and has her infant-early childhood mental health endorsement.  Some of her experience includes facilitating parenting groups and parent-child interaction\, leading home visits\, training early childhood professionals and devising and teaching classes. \nRegister through MACMH\nOnly 40 seats are avialable. 2 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/enhancing-self-esteem-in-young-children/
LOCATION:Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health\, 23 Empire Drive\, Suite 1000\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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